SUPPORT COMMUNICATION- PRODUCT CHANGE NOTIFICATION

Effective May 1, 2014, HP is changing the software configuration on HP Z Series Workstations that come with Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit). The new software additions and updates are being made available for download from HP’s support website for owners of existing HP Z1 G2, Z230 Small Form Factor, Z230 Tower, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Series Workstations.

HP Z1 G2 Series Workstations BIOS v01.13 has the following enhancements added:

Updated Intel Reference Code to v1.7.0

Added support for next-generation Intel Processors

HP Z420 and Z620 Series Workstations BIOS v03.69 has the following enhancements added:

Updated Intel MEBx to 8.0.0.0072

Added support for HP Z Turbo Drive PCIe-based SSD storage solution

Added support for Pseudo Target Row Refresh (pTRR) DIMM functionality

Added thermal support for NVIDIA Tesla K40

Added 30, 40, 50 and 60 second POST delay options

Set default MMIO assignment mode to “auto”

Added ability to assign 128 PCIe buses to PCIe devices in systems with a single CPU

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